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A few weeks ago, Flynn picked a bunch of dandelions for his teachers. When we got to class, one of his teachers said something about wishing she had a little vase to put them in. So we made them some little vases! The second Flynn saw these potion shaped bottles at the store, it was…

Whenever I hear about people who are struggling, be it financially or physically, I always get this sinking feeling in my gut. I wish there was more I could do to help others, I wish I were a millionaire so I could just give them the money they need. It makes me feel so tiny…

I’ve found myself sort of obsessed with Instagram craft swaps lately. And by obsessed I mean I’ve signed up for about a dozen different ones. I love making things for other people, and I love getting fun handmade things in the mail! So really, there is nothing not to love. Occasionally you do end up…

I’ve had this idea in my head for a while, to turn my watercolor illustrations into hoop art. I mentioned it to Shaun once, a long while ago, and that’s about as far as that went. Fast forward an undetermined amount of time.. Last night I sat down in the middle of my art room…

I have always been a huge fan of journals. I could write a whole series of blog posts about how awesome they are. (Maybe I will. Would anyone be interested in that?) I LOVE going back and reading my old journals. I might even venture to say they’re my favorite books on our shelves. But…

I had this grand scheme for our road trip, I was going to make some fun little gifts for the kids and spread them out over the course of the trip. My head was full of ideas. As is always the case though, the day snuck up on me and I only found time to…

Way back in January I bought the book “Wee Wonderfuls” by Hillary Lang, along with some other craft books, and my very first project was Evelyn Inchworm. Seriously, like five minutes after finishing her I thought “How cute would it be to make a Lia bookworm!” So when Lia’s name came up in the giveaway…

Here is the first little surprise I made for one of my giveaway winners, she just got it in the mail the other day so I can post it now! I was so excited when Sarah won because her family is super cool. Her husband got me my job, and they moved a few months…

As if my deciding to take on this crazy cross stitch project weren’t enough evidence that I am completely insane… Last weel I decided to START OVER. About a month’s worth of progress too late, I realized two threads was just too thick for the size Aida cloth I was using. I wasn’t happy with…

I feel like making something, but I’m stuck at work. So instead I’m sitting here dreaming up all the things I would make if I had a time-stop-machine. (Seriously, the ability to stop time would be amazing.) Here are just a few things I’ve had pinned for forever. My goal is to make one of…